Making Indianapolis a more bee-friendly city | Tweets by @katefranzman
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Important message. We love honeybees. They are endlessly fascinating and deserve more respect than we give them. But when we focus on these non-native pollinators, the 4,500 species of native bees in the U.S. continue to quietly struggle and disappear at alarming rates. Back…
Hover Flies. They are not bees! The easiest identifier is that they only have one wing on each side and bees have two wings per side. They cannot sting or bite although while they are licking you, you can feel it and you might think you are about to be stung, but they are af…
Feel like you’re not seeing many bees around this year? Here’s a little glimpse into why. It’s easy for commercial beekeepers to track their bees but we can be sure native pollinators are having a tough time, too.
We’ve seen a lot of anti-wasp and hornet memes out there. While these stinging insects have a bad reputation for being aggressive, we just want to gently remind you that they are valuable pollinators, not to mention living creatures, and deserve our respect just as much as b…
Future beekeeper right here! We had so much fun talking about bees with second-graders from Thorpe Creek Elementary! 🐝✨
🎁 Just in time for the holiday season, “Pollinator Rights” tees for the bee lover in your life. Now available at @homespunindy. Artwork by @dataplancowboy. 🐝✨
